By: Rick Pedley, Contributor Every so often, you’ll need to shut down your facility or worksite for maintenance, whether scheduled or not. Performing maintenance, renovations, refitting or removing equipment from service is necessary in continuing a smooth and safe operation. Like every job, there are risks associated with shutdown and turnaround processes. Employers can make…
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By: John P. Clark, Contributor A range of essential industrial safety products can safeguard distribution centers from collision-caused injuries, rack damage and reduced productivity. Warehouse and distribution center efficiency and productivity has risen tremendously in recent decades. However, the gains can be jeopardized by safety breakdowns that lead to personal injury, equipment and product damage.…
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By: Chad D. Lingerfelt, Contributor Time restraints and daily pressures can often lead to unsafe workplace practices. Investing in safety and following specific protocols is important for the company and everyone in the workplace – from employees in the manufacturing facilities, to distribution centers, to active jobsites. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics,…
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By supplying intrinsically safe lighting products, industrial facilities can significantly enhance worker safety throughout the plant without worrying about dangerous settings. Contributed by: Princeton Tec Industrial plants have a duty to protect employees by providing a safe work environment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the job. However, despite various PPE options, many companies…
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By: Jane Marsh, Contributor Worker safety is – or should be – a top priority in the warehousing and distribution center space. Thankfully, modern sites are safer than ever thanks to new technologies and safety tools, including personal protective equipment (PPE). For example, gloves, earplugs, eye protection, foot guards and the classic hard hat are…
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Eight “Heads-Down” Best Methods to Deliver New Programs. By: James Strohecker, Contributor More than one in three – 56 million – workers today in the U.S. is a millennial. They are currently the largest working generation.[1] Not surprisingly, Millennials (age 26-41) and Gen Zers (age 10-25) are more tuned to their devices and likely to…
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How working with a propane supplier can ensure success with propane forklifts. By: Jeremy Wishart, Contributor For more than half a century, propane forklifts have been used in manufacturing facilities and warehousing operations across the world. The equipment has been a mainstay in the industry for its low fuel and operating costs, 100% reliable power,…
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By: Maureen Paraventi Simple though they may be, heavy duty bins play an important role in warehouses and distribution centers. They are durable, waterproof, easy to clean and resistant to chemicals, all of which make them key players in storing, picking and inventory management. However, their usefulness may be limited if they are difficult to…
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By: Michael Kaufmann, Contributor The global supply chain is evolving, with new challenges arising for inventory control operations. Many supply chain managers point to the seismic shift from B2B2C to B2C during the pandemic as the source of this change. Driven by this drastic change, the sheer number of parcels has increased a shocking 27%…
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Contributed by: The Institute of Caster and Wheel Manufacturers (ICWM) A cart began as a two-wheeled vehicle, pulled by horses. Now, in every industry, as far as the eye can see, there are carts of all different types, for many different purposes. From shopping carts at your favorite store, to carts carrying lifesaving equipment at…
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